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sathyav
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 Posted - 2004-12-28 : 06:55:08
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| Hi all,SET @RESULT = ( SELECT nullif(LEFT(FIRSTNAME, 3),'') FROM STUDENT WHERE rollno = @ROLL)When i use the above query in a SP, I get the following error msg,Error Description : [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC][SQLServer]Cannot use empty object or column names. Use a single space if necessary.pls clarify me if i could use Nullif function in the columnlist of a select queryWith thanks and regardsSathya |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2004-12-28 : 13:14:49
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| Is that the exact SQL from your application? It isn't using double quotes is it?SELECT nullif(LEFT(FIRSTNAME, 3),'')will return NULL if the first three characters of FIRSTNAME is ... ermmmm ... "an empty string" - is that what you mean?Kristen |
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Error Msg: 1038